Willem van Mieris (1662-1747)

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Willem van Mieris (1662-1747)

Susannah and the Elders (recto); Study of a Tree and two Figures (verso)

signed 'W. V. Mieris. Fc-'; black chalk, on vellum, black chalk framing lines
313 x 250mm.
Provenance
W. Esdaile (L.2617); Christie's, 23 June 1840, lot 985 (2 gns. to White)

Lot Essay

The figures and the landscape setting in a picture of 1731 at Brussels are the same as those of the present drawing, the most notable difference is the thistle in the left foreground is replaced with a vase in the painting. A watercolour drawing of the same subject dated 1691 was sold in these Rooms, 27 November 1973, lot 318, illustrated

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